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Festival No. 0006386 · Est. 2003

FEST 2023

FEST 2023

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FEST 2023 - Gainesville, US
91+ Artists 19 Editions
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  • Against All Authority
    Against All Authority formed in Cutler Bay, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2007, after 15 years. Plays anarcho-punk, hardcore punk, oi, pop punk, punk, punk rock, ska, ska punk.
  • All
    All formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 1 August 1987. Plays punk.
  • Amygdala
    Amygdala plays electronic, psychedelic, psytrance, trance.
  • As Friends Rust
    As Friends Rust formed in Davie, United States, in September 1996. Plays emo, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore, punk rock.
  • Audio Karate
    Audio Karate formed in Los Angeles, United States. Plays emo, punk.
  • Awakebutstillinbed
    Awakebutstillinbed formed in San Jose, United States, in 2017.
  • Billy Liar
    Billy Liar plays folk punk.
  • Bollweevils
    Bollweevils formed in Chicago, United States, in 1989. Plays punk.
  • Bong Mountain
    Bong Mountain plays pop punk, punk.
  • Braid
    Braid formed in Champaign, United States, in 1993. Plays emo.
  • Brendan Kelly
    Brendan Kelly was born on 8 September 1976. Plays rock.
  • Capsule
    Capsule formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 2003.
  • Chinese Telephones
    Chinese Telephones
  • Chris Gethard
    Chris Gethard was born in West Orange, United States, on 23 May 1980.
  • City Mouse
    City Mouse plays punk.
  • Cloud Nothings
    Cloud Nothings formed in Cleveland, United States, in 2009. Plays indie rock, noise rock, post-hardcore, punk rock.
  • Coffee Project
    Coffee Project
  • Cold Wrecks
    Cold Wrecks formed in 2016.
  • Crime In Stereo
    Crime In Stereo formed in Levittown, United States, in 2002.
  • David Dondero
    David Dondero was born in Duluth, United States, on 24 June 1969.
  • Dead Bars
    Dead Bars plays pop punk, punk.
  • Descendents
    Descendents formed in Manhattan Beach, United States, in 1978. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, pop punk, punk, punk rock, skate punk.
  • Dikembe
    Dikembe formed in Gainesville, United States, in 2011. Plays alternative rock, emo.
  • Dillinger Four
    Dillinger Four formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 1994. Plays punk, skate punk.
  • Direct Hit
    Direct Hit formed in Milwaukee, United States, in 2007. Plays punk.
  • Distants
    Distants formed in Los Angeles, United States. Plays indie rock.
  • Dollar Signs
    Dollar Signs formed in 2012.
  • Dowsing
    Dowsing formed in Chicago, United States, in 2010.
  • Drowningman
    Drowningman formed in Burlington, United States, in 1997, and split up in 2005, after 8 years. Plays mathcore, metalcore, post-hardcore.
  • Eat Defeat
    Eat Defeat formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, on 1 December 2010. Plays punk, ska, ska punk.
  • Elway
    Elway formed in Fort Collins, United States, in August 2007.
  • FJØRT
    FJØRT formed in February 2012. Plays screamo.
  • Flatfoot 56
    Flatfoot 56 formed in 2000. Plays celtic punk, hardcore punk, punk rock.
  • Folly
    Folly formed in Sussex County, United States, in 1997, and split up in 2008, after 11 years.
  • Gel
    Gel
  • Gillian Carter
    Gillian Carter formed on 15 December 2005. Plays emoviolence, screamo.
  • Goalkeeper
    Goalkeeper plays pop punk.
  • Good Friend
    Good Friend plays pop punk, punk, rock, skate punk.
  • Gorilla Biscuits
    Gorilla Biscuits formed in New York, United States, in 1987. Plays punk.
  • Gwar
    Gwar formed in Richmond, United States, in 1985. Plays comedy rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
  • I Am the Avalanche
    I Am the Avalanche formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2004. Plays indie rock, melodic hardcore, pop punk, post-hardcore.
  • Into It. Over It.
    Into It. Over It. formed in Chicago, United States, on 27 September 2007. Plays emo, indie rock.
  • Jeromes Dream
    Jeromes Dream formed in West Haven, United States, in 1997. Plays emoviolence, hardcore punk, post-hardcore, screamo.
  • Kali Masi
    Kali Masi formed in 2012.
  • Laura Jane Grace
    Laura Jane Grace was born in Fort Benning, United States, on 8 November 1980. Plays folk punk, punk.
  • Less Than Jake
    Less Than Jake formed in Gainesville, United States, in 1992. Plays christian hardcore, punk, punk rock, ska, ska punk, skate punk.
  • LOST LOVE
    LOST LOVE
  • MakeWar
    MakeWar plays punk.
  • Methadones
    Methadones formed in 1993, and split up on 11 June 2010, after 17 years. Plays punk rock.
  • Microwave
    Microwave formed in 2012. Plays alternative rock, emo, indie rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, psychedelic rock, punk, rock.
  • Mikey Erg
    Mikey Erg plays punk rock.
  • Moving Targets
    Moving Targets formed in Boston, United States, in 1981, and split up in 1994, after 13 years.
  • Mustard Plug
    Mustard Plug formed in Grand Rapids, United States, in 1991. Plays punk, ska, ska punk.
  • Negative Approach
    Negative Approach formed in Detroit, United States, in 1981. Plays punk.
  • No Trigger
    No Trigger formed in 2000.
  • Paint It Black
    Paint It Black formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2002. Plays punk.
  • Perspective, A Lovely Hand to Hold
    Perspective, A Lovely Hand to Hold
  • Pkew Pkew Pkew
    Pkew Pkew Pkew formed in 2009. Plays punk.
  • Pool Kids
    Pool Kids formed in Tallahassee, United States, in December 2016. Plays emo, indie rock.
  • Problems
    Problems plays hardcore punk, punk.
  • Quicksand
    Quicksand formed in New York, United States, in 1990. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, post-hardcore.
  • Quitters
    Quitters formed on 4 July 1994.
  • Restraining Order
    Restraining Order formed in West Springfield, United States, in 2017.
  • Russ Rankin
    Russ Rankin was born in Santa Cruz, United States, on 25 May 1968.
  • Samiam
    Samiam formed in Berkeley, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative rock, emo, punk.
  • Screaming Females
    Screaming Females formed in New Brunswick, United States, in 2006, and split up on 5 December 2023, after 17 years. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, indie rock, punk rock.
  • Signals Midwest
    Signals Midwest formed on 11 September 2008.
  • Silent Majority
    Silent Majority formed in Lindenhurst, United States, on 26 December 1990, and split up on 5 January 2001, after 10 years.
  • Smoking Popes
    Smoking Popes formed in Chicago, United States, in 1991. Plays indie rock, pop punk, power pop, punk rock.
  • Sparta
    Sparta formed in El Paso, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, emo, post-hardcore, rock.
  • Strike Anywhere
    Strike Anywhere formed in Richmond, United States, in 1999. Plays melodic hardcore, punk, punk rock.
  • Sunliner
    Sunliner formed in 1963. Plays r&b, soul, tejano.
  • Taking Meds
    Taking Meds plays emo, indie rock.
  • Teen Agers
    Teen Agers formed in December 2011.
  • The Best of the Worst
    The Best of the Worst formed in New Jersey, United States. Plays ska punk, skacore.
  • The Jukebox Romantics
    The Jukebox Romantics plays punk.
  • The Pietasters
    The Pietasters formed in Washington, D.C., United States, in 1990. Plays ska, ska punk, soul.
  • The Pink Spiders
    The Pink Spiders formed in 2003.
  • The Wonder Years
    The Wonder Years formed in Lansdale, United States, on 5 July 2005. Plays easycore, emo, emo pop, melodic hardcore, pop punk.
  • Thursday
    Thursday formed in New Brunswick, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, emo, post-hardcore.
  • Tiltwheel
    Tiltwheel formed in 1991. Plays punk rock.
  • Tim Barry
    Tim Barry was born in Richmond, United States. Plays folk punk.
  • Tim Holehouse
    Tim Holehouse
  • Tiny Stills
    Tiny Stills formed in 2013. Plays alternative rock, emo, pop punk, power pop.
  • Tsunami Bomb
    Tsunami Bomb formed in Petaluma, United States, in 1998. Plays pop punk, punk, punk rock.
  • Vinnie Caruana
    Vinnie Caruana was born on 25 September 1979.
  • We Are The Union
    We Are The Union formed in August 2005. Plays melodic hardcore, pop punk, punk, punk rock, ska, ska punk, skacore.
  • Whiskey & Co.
    Whiskey & Co. formed in Gainesville, United States.
  • Worlds Scariest Police Chases
    Worlds Scariest Police Chases
  • You Vandal
    You Vandal formed in 2009.
  • Zeta
    Zeta plays experimental, post-rock.